Recent content by Clive.B

Hi Steve, thanks for the answer same steve from pfsense forums by chance?;) Yes its a bit of an odd question guess in theory it should still work. If push comes to shove I will get a usb powered switch. and then pass it through the POE plug. Merry xmas :)

Hi I have a strange question if I get one of these here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005XUNWZ2/?tag=snbforums-20 Can I use my broadband modem to one of its network ports and then use the other 3 spare ports to give broadband internet to other future devices BUT on the same POE 4 port plug ...

I asked similar questions of this nature as in connecting to an VPN provider like boleh etc I can only assume since openvpn software is currently using 1 core, 1ghz will get you not too much speed over the normal routers. Maybe about 18-20meg speeds once connected to the VPN. Just a...

Agree, basic pages should load flush and correctly. Only time I had an issue like the one your describing was when my network driver on my pc was not 100% the correct one. Had to go manufacturers website and enter my motherboard model and download the proper latest network driver. Soon as...

Sky1111: Yeah I see few people with their R7000s are not too happy appears buggy, while others say its fine. And if we get a decent and stable 3rd party firmware its anyone's guess. Perhaps over time maybe. I too am in a mind boggle, cant decide if I should just diy pfsense a tiny pc...

This was why originally I was looking at the AMD sapphire or intel nuc as an option, something that uses very little electricity and can just be left 24/7 on. However as suggested before I would need to use switches which means more wires/power. USB network dongles are hit and miss sadly...

Was about to say the same thing, the OpenVPN client is what I would love to have tested. As I think before mentioned no direct openvpn client support on the R7000s yet ? I think only 3rd party has it and its buggy.... Also does anyone know if the R7000 has 2x 1ghz cpus or 2x500mhz cpus ...

thx but is there a reason why tc should not be used ? I would have imagined the increased security and protection would be a major bonus, safehouse sounds great but sounds like what tc can already do...

thx will consider all the options, a mini itx build is appealing :)

Yeah I do agree about R7000s specs, but one issue is its dual core 1ghz cpu. If this is just 500mhz x2 or 1ghz x 2 ? , and even then its more down to if the apps or features make use out of the 2 cores, ie openvpn supports only 1 single core. So more importantly for what I want it for it...

Guess am anxious to find out considering my RT-N16 died suddenly on me, I know a few guys on here have there lovely R7000s and hopefully one of them is using openVPN client and can test its performance. I have a bad feeling performance under openvpn client may be reduced badly lets say...

thx a wealth of info, are you suggesting not to worry about the intel nucs single gigabit port then and just to use a netgear 8port switch instead ? I am still new to all this, but figured you need 2 ports one for wan and one for lan, If a switch allowed one to plug in a router and then...

thanks ds I was only considering the intel nuc, but as suggested above using Ethernet usb dongles may prove unreliable. I was going to use the pfsense live cd iso, run it from ram or just install onto a thumb drive to avoid any issues via yumi or bootable iso programs, I think if that...

Hi I have been hearing Routers cpu speeds can hold back OpenVPN performance, for example on the Asus RT-N16s 480mhz, the max speeds can be around 8-12meg only. Has anyone with more modern routers with the newer Asus or Netgear R7000 routers tested and compared OpenVPN performance ? I am...

Hi I wanted to find out if anyone knows what the max speeds one can get from an RT-N16 router, if you used it under a tomato firmware with openvpn client lets say provider BoleVPN. I ask since some guys on the net have said the 480mhz on them holds back download speeds of around 11-12 meg...